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Hurston was born January 7, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/zora-neale-hurston-9347659</ref>  She grew up in the first officially all-black town of Eatonville, Florida, the daughter of a Baptist preacher, excelled in classes at Howard University, and moved to New York City in the 1920s to attend the Harlem Renaissance.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zora-neale-hurston-is-born</ref>  She received a B.A. from Barnard College there, and in 1925, began writing with the publication of her short story, "Spunk."<ref>http://www.blackpast.org/aah/hurston-zora-neale-1891-1960</ref>  She gathered folktales from the South and the Caribbean and published them in ''Mules and Men''.

Hurston was born January 7, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/zora-neale-hurston-9347659</ref>  She grew up in the first officially all-black town of Eatonville, Florida, the daughter of a Baptist preacher, excelled in classes at Howard University, and moved to New York City in the 1920s to attend the Harlem Renaissance.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zora-neale-hurston-is-born</ref>  She received a B.A. from Barnard College there, and in 1925, began writing with the publication of her short story, "Spunk."<ref>http://www.blackpast.org/aah/hurston-zora-neale-1891-1960</ref>  She gathered folktales from the South and the Caribbean and published them in ''Mules and Men''.

In 1937, he released her most famous novel, ''Their Eyes Were Watching God'', about a black woman called Janie who in a series of marriages determines her relationship with whites.<ref>http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ho-Jo/Hurston-Zora-Neale.html</ref>  In 1942, she wrote ''Dust Tracks on the Road'', her autobiography, and ended her writing career with ''Seraph on the Suwannee'' (1948).<ref>"Hurston, Zora Neale."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>

In 1937, she released her most famous novel, ''Their Eyes Were Watching God'', about a black woman called Janie who in a series of marriages determines her relationship with whites.<ref>http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ho-Jo/Hurston-Zora-Neale.html</ref>  In 1942, she wrote ''Dust Tracks on the Road'', her autobiography, and ended her writing career with ''Seraph on the Suwannee'' (1948).<ref>"Hurston, Zora Neale."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>

She died on January 28, 1960.

She died on January 28, 1960.